Anyone taking Adipex (Phentermine)?

Junebuggy,

You're lucky to have such a daughter. There'll be so much less to worry about as she gets older

I believed all the evil advice and suggestions of Cosmo, Mademoiselle and Glamour magazines too. Including what a terrific idea it was to *kitten* around. Which they're still advocating, by the way, for women in their marketing sphere. I suppose it made up for how fat and ugly I felt too when I was in my 20s and a mere 140 lbs at 5'6'' - courtesy of what those magazines suggested. How wrong I was.

Those mags are *really* bad.

I'm so glad I undid that brainwashing in my 30s. When I was actually fat. HA HA HA HA HA HA! The unexpected silver lining

Nice to meet you Junebuggy.

I never really undid the brainwashing. Bu I am somewhat more realistic now. I can look in the mirror now, at 140 and 5'1 and I like what I see. 140 is still over the range that is supposed to be normal for my height. I wear an XL, but I still feel good. A few months ago, when I was in Plus Sized clothing, I felt miserable about how I looked.

It's kind of embarrassing to say, but I probably care more about how I will look than about the health benefits of losing weight.

Hello. I'm Trisha and I started Adipex (Phentermine) two months ago. As a matter of fact, I just left my third appt. The first month I lost 3 pounds. I didn't exercise with it because I was away on military duty and couldn't get to the gym like I wanted. Today, I found that I lost 6 more pounds. I worked out this last month. Some people say Adipex makes them jittery. I think when you start to feel like that, that is your Q to do a little something, even if it's just going for a brisk walk. Also, make sure to eat. You won't feel like it. I usually have an EAS shake in the morning when I take mine. EAS shakes are inexpensive and can be found at WalMart in the diet supplement area. They have no sugar and taste really good. Anyway, I hope you succeed on your weight lost goal. I have two reasons to continue my journey: 1) Uncle Sam don't play and 2) I'm getting married in July. So I have a lot of motivation to get to my goal weight!!
Good Luck,
Trisha

I think women of a "certain age," look better with 10 extra pounds as they grow older. In my case, I can already tell that my face now will look more hollow and sunken at 140 (my fighting weight as a "kid") than it did 20 years ago. It's one reason I'm shooting for 150 to start with.

So, I've been trolling these Adipex threads for about a week now. I started on Adipex 5 days ago. I'm 29, 5'5, HW- 190, SW 181, CW- 172. I also have PCOS, and a family history of Type 2 Diabetes (but not me).

I have a history of dieting- more intensely at times but basically for the past 15 years I've always felt like I was on a diet. I've gotten to the point where exercise is just part of my daily routine- i workout frequently- weights, crossfit, hot yoga, spin, cardio 5-6 days a week.

Because I've been "on a diet" for so long I really do make mostly healthy choices, but I had become slightly relaxed on just how healthy I was eating.

Well, I kicked it up a notch at the beginning of the year (Jan 2014) . I cut my my caloric intake to 1,200-1,400 range and my weight had barely budged in 3 months- literally I lost 2 pounds in 3 months.

I went to see my doc in March and told him I was just so frustrated. Its almost depressing to do it all right- measure, count, weigh, track, exercise and see NOTHING change. So he gave me Adipex. But i didn't start taking it right then. First I decided to try one more thing- eat for my PCOS.

So 5 weeks ago I went low GI, low carb and I cut grains, legumes, sugar, dairy, soy and alcohol- 90% of the time (a few cheats here and there so I can stay on track). In those 4.5 weeks i lost another 2 lbs.

Finally i said screw this- and started taking Adipex. In 5 days I've lost 3.2 more lbs. I hope that the weight keeps coming off for me.

All these people that say "track and exercise and you'll lose weight"... its sadly not always true for everyone.

I'm so worried that once I stop taking it, even though I will maintain my exercise and low carb/ essentially paleo lifestyle, I will start gaining again. I cant keep going on like this- Being obsessed with food/ calories and depressed over my body and weight, and the inability to lose weight.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Made Healthy choices, regular exercise and still not able to lose- took Adipex, had success and kept it off?

I just started taking phentermine today. I have RA, fibro, Hashimoto's, and DDD in my spine. Needless to say, exercising is very difficult. I have gained back the weight I lost two years ago, when I was diagnosed with RA, fibro and DDD. Plus I gained an extra 20. It has been a difficult road in getting used to my life the way it is now. I am in chronic pain and have to take pain meds every day in order to function. I am hopeful that this medication will help me to lose weight. I am working on the eating habits. I can do it, its just making sure im not sleeping all day and can get the right foods in my body. I have an aggresive RA and will be starting IV infusions next week. I am praying it works because I have tried so many drugs with no luck. Phentermine is a positive move for me.

I have a lot of back issues. My physical therapist says that losing weight is the best thing I can do for my back. I am not supposed to extend my back, only flex it. He said to get an exercise bike, because that is the right position. It's helped!

I used to be one of those people (10+ years ago) that said you don't need drug assistance just have a good diet and exercise and the weight will come off. Going through this, and I will the rest of my life, I have come to realize we are not all made from the same mold and what works for one doesn't always work for another.

I used to be one of those people (10+ years ago) that said you don't need drug assistance just have a good diet and exercise and the weight will come off. Going through this, and I will the rest of my life, I have come to realize we are not all made from the same mold and what works for one doesn't always work for another.

It irks me when people think there is only one way to do things. Some of the people on this board can be brutal when they hear you are on diet pills.

By the way, I got slammed on one thread about Belviq or whatever that new drug is called. These people had so much fun cutting me up, that they are STILL doing it two weeks later. If you want some fun. go to the thread and try talking sense into them. Let us know what happens!

Here's the thread. Have fun!
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1029307-new-diet-pills-belviq-vs-qsymia

Talking sense into them? Seems like most already have it.

can I / should I combine wellbutrin and Phentermine together is anyone taking the two together?
... I've heard there are a lot of bad side effects from Phentermine is it worth the risk compared to the weight loss?